{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1788.93","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1788.93","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 1.6C.7. Educational Debt Collection Practices [1788.90. - 1788.94.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-1-6c-7-educational-debt-collection-practices"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 518, Sec. 1.   (AB 1313)   Effective January 1, 2020.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>Notwithstanding any provision of law, a school shall not do any of the following:</p><p>(a) Refuse to provide a transcript for a current or former student on the grounds that the student owes a debt.</p><p>(b) Condition the provision of a transcript on the payment of a debt, other than a fee charged to provide the transcript.</p><p>(c) Charge a higher fee for obtaining a transcript, or provide less favorable treatment of a transcript request because a student owes a debt.</p><p>(d) Use transcript issuance as a tool for debt collection.</p>","text":"Notwithstanding any provision of law, a school shall not do any of the following: (a) Refuse to provide a transcript for a current or former student on the grounds that the student owes a debt. (b) Condition the provision of a transcript on the payment of a debt, other than a fee charged to provide the transcript. (c) Charge a higher fee for obtaining a transcript, or provide less favorable treatment of a transcript request because a student owes a debt. (d) Use transcript issuance as a tool for debt collection.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/title-1-6c-7-educational-debt-collection-practices-1788-93","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}